Maintenance put rock salt on the freezer floor to try and melt the ice. It’s welded on now.
Maintenance put rock salt on the freezer floor to try and melt the ice. It’s welded on now.
by lacroixanon
39 Comments
Germacide
You got some good traction in there now, so…
avrus
Canadian here: rock salt only works effectively down to certain temperatures.
What’s the freezer temp? If it’s below or close to -6F(reedom) it’s not going to do squat.
They should have used magnesium chloride.
Educational_Pay1567
So many questions…
NoGoodIDNames
Don’t worry, in a week they’ll have you in there chiseling it off the floor to refill the salt shakers
King_Chochacho
1. Hot water to melt the salt 2. Rock salt to melt the resulting ice 3. Repeat until the entire freezer floor is a slurry of water too salty to freeze 4. Profit?
looktowindward
Oh this is easy to fix. Just spray it with water.
/s
Lost_Tumbleweed_5669
try smear peanutbutter on it
MojoLava
Chef said we have to lick it all away because deer aren’t allowed in the walk-in
Down_To_My_Last_Fuck
They make tools for this go to snowjoe
vitonga
try duct tape
TheDrummerMB
Y’all need some Kool Klene
Pillsbury37
hand them the mop
Gilly_the_kid
gonna be rusty real quick
StampedeJonesPS5
We use a special antifreeze type wash for our freezer. You can clean and mop the floor with it and it won’t freeze.
SnooRadishes2312
I used to be a semi-competent/incompetent maintenance guy! Both loved and hated by the kitchen staff.
Once a pipe blew up in the kitchen near the dishie sink and my first order of action was bolting in and saving my free lunch that had just been made, to which i got laughter that said:
“Im angry but thats actually kinda funny so it overrides how seething fucking pissed i am that you prioritized a fucking buffalo chicken wrap we could have easily just made another can you fucking turn off the water and fix the pipe you asshole”
I proceeded to take a few bites out of the wrap before turning the water off.
However, i had banked a lot of good will as i was the second most competent maintenance staff in that job, and id always (when food isnt waiting for me) prioritize chefs over any of the other yacht club departments.
Beneficial-Strain366
Ice in a walk in cooler can be removed with a large flat metal scape with a pole attached. Or something that doesn’t freeze like rubbing alcohol or freezer cleaner.
rumrunnernomore
Couple gallons of anti freeze with an extra fan for ventilation. Mop. And then mop some more.
tequilasuit
If my job had a freezer that big id be sooooo happy
henrydaiv
Hot water and a sturdy 36″ handled scraper blade
DJMagicHandz
Rubbing alcohol will loosen it up and you can scoop it up with your preferred tools.
og_jasperjuice
Man if there was only a cleaner you could buy for this purpose. Wait there is.
lil_jakers
I’d use Everclear, and expense an extra bottle in for the crew
machinerer
Rock salt is rough on concrete.
Shut down the freezer and thaw the bitch out. You should be able to scrape that shit off. A concrete epoxy should be able to refinish the floor, after you acid wash it.
D-ouble-D-utch
You need that antifreeze mop stuff
eldfen
Just turn the freezer off
Skitsoboy13
M.. melt the ice in the freezer with salt.. lmao
ChefMackel808
This is worse than asking the rookie dishwasher to mop the freezer.
waxkid
You cant slip now at least.
falafelwaffle669
Have them come back and put in defrost and do it correctly
denbroc
Mix 5 gallons of hot water with 10 tablespoons of bleach in a standard mop bucket. Use 24 oz mop. Guaranteed to work.
D3T3KT
I forget the exact ratio but if you mix 99 iso alcohol like from the pharmacy into warm soapy water it won’t freeze. Smells like death though. I’ll edit this post if I remember.
Edit. 10% will low the freezing point to -3f 20% will lower the freezing point to -7f
Found my notes on my ‘recipe’ for it too. I used about 1 16oz of 99% to 3 quarts of water. Try not to use soapy water if you can help it. Get it dry dry fast with a towel.
XXII78
MOP THAT SHIT UP!
ranting_chef
Traction!
ranting_chef
When I started working at the Cheesecake Factory, I couldn’t figure out what the antifreeze in the manager’s office was for. But after the first cheesecake delivery of six pallets, it became very clear.
FriskyFritos
Ahhhh I remember my grunt days as a dishwasher and braving the frigid cold of the walk in when I was tasked with chipping away the ice with an old knife handle. It was remarkably satisfying to get a big chuck to break off in one hit
xenidus
Floor scraper, like for old mastic glue. That should fix things.
39 Comments
You got some good traction in there now, so…
Canadian here: rock salt only works effectively down to certain temperatures.
What’s the freezer temp? If it’s below or close to -6F(reedom) it’s not going to do squat.
They should have used magnesium chloride.
So many questions…
Don’t worry, in a week they’ll have you in there chiseling it off the floor to refill the salt shakers
1. Hot water to melt the salt
2. Rock salt to melt the resulting ice
3. Repeat until the entire freezer floor is a slurry of water too salty to freeze
4. Profit?
Oh this is easy to fix. Just spray it with water.
/s
try smear peanutbutter on it
Chef said we have to lick it all away because deer aren’t allowed in the walk-in
They make tools for this go to snowjoe
try duct tape
Y’all need some Kool Klene
hand them the mop
gonna be rusty real quick
We use a special antifreeze type wash for our freezer. You can clean and mop the floor with it and it won’t freeze.
I used to be a semi-competent/incompetent maintenance guy! Both loved and hated by the kitchen staff.
Once a pipe blew up in the kitchen near the dishie sink and my first order of action was bolting in and saving my free lunch that had just been made, to which i got laughter that said:
“Im angry but thats actually kinda funny so it overrides how seething fucking pissed i am that you prioritized a fucking buffalo chicken wrap we could have easily just made another can you fucking turn off the water and fix the pipe you asshole”
I proceeded to take a few bites out of the wrap before turning the water off.
However, i had banked a lot of good will as i was the second most competent maintenance staff in that job, and id always (when food isnt waiting for me) prioritize chefs over any of the other yacht club departments.
Ice in a walk in cooler can be removed with a large flat metal scape with a pole attached. Or something that doesn’t freeze like rubbing alcohol or freezer cleaner.
Couple gallons of anti freeze with an extra fan for ventilation. Mop. And then mop some more.
If my job had a freezer that big id be sooooo happy
Hot water and a sturdy 36″ handled scraper blade
Rubbing alcohol will loosen it up and you can scoop it up with your preferred tools.
Man if there was only a cleaner you could buy for this purpose. Wait there is.
I’d use Everclear, and expense an extra bottle in for the crew
Rock salt is rough on concrete.
Shut down the freezer and thaw the bitch out. You should be able to scrape that shit off. A concrete epoxy should be able to refinish the floor, after you acid wash it.
You need that antifreeze mop stuff
Just turn the freezer off
M.. melt the ice in the freezer with salt.. lmao
This is worse than asking the rookie dishwasher to mop the freezer.
You cant slip now at least.
Have them come back and put in defrost and do it correctly
Mix 5 gallons of hot water with 10 tablespoons of bleach in a standard mop bucket. Use 24 oz mop. Guaranteed to work.
I forget the exact ratio but if you mix 99 iso alcohol like from the pharmacy into warm soapy water it won’t freeze. Smells like death though. I’ll edit this post if I remember.
Edit.
10% will low the freezing point to -3f
20% will lower the freezing point to -7f
Found my notes on my ‘recipe’ for it too. I used about 1 16oz of 99% to 3 quarts of water. Try not to use soapy water if you can help it. Get it dry dry fast with a towel.
MOP THAT SHIT UP!
Traction!
When I started working at the Cheesecake Factory, I couldn’t figure out what the antifreeze in the manager’s office was for. But after the first cheesecake delivery of six pallets, it became very clear.
Ahhhh I remember my grunt days as a dishwasher and braving the frigid cold of the walk in when I was tasked with chipping away the ice with an old knife handle. It was remarkably satisfying to get a big chuck to break off in one hit
Floor scraper, like for old mastic glue. That should fix things.
Hit it with the fucking mop stick
Salt?
86 Rock Salt
put your meat on it